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Rhinolithiasis is defined as a hard mass in the nasal cavity, formed by gradual deposition of mineral salts around an endogenous or exogenous nodus. One should evoke this disease in front of chronic and non specific unilateral rhinological symptomatology. Early endoscopic extraction prevents complications. The objective of this paper is to report two cases of rhinolithiasis and to discuss the management of this rare condition. A 67-year-old man and a 24-year-old woman, consulted for an old right unilateral rhinologic syndrome. Endoscopic endonasal examination and sinonasal computed tomography found a hard calcium-toned mass located in the right nasal cavity, whose surgical extraction confirmed rhinolithiasis. Surgical suite was unevnetful.
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References
Akkoca Ö, Tüzüner A, Demirci Ş, Ünlü C, Uzunkulaoğlu H, Arslan N, et al. Patient Characteristics and Frequent Localizations of Rhinoliths. Turk Arch Otorhinolaryngol. 2016;54(4):154‑7.
Aksakal C. Rhinolith: Examining the clinical, radiological and surgical features of 23 cases. Auris Nasus Larynx. 2019;46(4):542‑7.
Demirturk Kocasarac H, Celenk P, Erzurumlu Z, Kutlar G. Clinical and radiological aspects of rhinoliths: report of five cases. Oral Surg Oral Med Oral Pathol Oral Radiol. 2013;116(2):232‑7.
Bakyono K, Meda N, Gyebre Y, Ouoba K. Les rhinolithiases: A propos d’un cas observé au centre hospitalo-universitaire Yalgado Ouédraogo (Burkina Faso). J Tun ORL 2019;41:76-78.
Lahma J, Hejjouji R, Azzam I, Oujilal A, Essakalli L. Rhinolithiasis: about an observation of a rare condition. Pan Afr Med J. 2018;31:78.
Kose OD, Kose TE, Erdem MA, Cankaya AB. Large rhinolith causing nasal obstruction. BMJ Case Rep. 2015;2015: bcr2014208260.
Heffler E, Machetta G, Magnano M, Rolla G. When perennial rhinitis worsens: rhinolith mimicking severe allergic rhinitis. BMJ Case Rep. 2014;2014 bcr2013202539.
Pinto LSS, Campagnoli EB, de Souza Azevedo R, Lopes MA, Jorge J. Rhinoliths causing palatal perforation: case report and literature review. Oral Surgery, Oral Medicine, Oral Pathology, Oral Radiology, and Endodontology. 2007;104(6):e42‑6.